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Medical Xpress / Intermittent fasting may help type 1 diabetics control their blood sugar levels

A UIC study led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady found that time-restricted eating may be a safe, effective tool to control blood sugar in adults with type 1 diabetes. The work is published in the journal ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Supercentenarians have an abundance of cancer-killing immune cells

The human immune system has specialized cells called CD4 cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD4 CTLs), which have been shown to kill tumor cells in some cancers. When a person gets sick, these cells multiply in a process called clonal ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-guided screening identifies nine drugs that may slow childhood dementia

An Australian research collaboration has identified several existing TGA-approved medicines that could help slow brain damage in children with a rare form of dementia—offering hope for faster treatment options.

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / A single application of anti-mosquito coating reduces the long-term risk of dengue

A single application to water containers can significantly reduce yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) populations—and thus the spread of dengue fever—for many months. Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the University ...

Aug 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Attention-grabbing virtual agents could help improve safety of self-driving cars

Animated "virtual agents" could help keep the roads of the future safer by alerting people behind the wheel of semiautonomous cars to oncoming hazards, new research suggests.

Aug 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Swarm-inspired AI may expose suspicious blockchain cash flows more effectively

An AI model inspired by ants, bees and birds could be key to cracking down on blockchain-based money laundering, new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) has found. The study is published in the journal Communications ...

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Uncovering the evolution of Edo-period Japanese ceramic jars with AI

Archaeological artifacts offer valuable insights into the history of past societies. They reveal not only technological developments but also the changing economic systems, cultural traditions and everyday practices of the ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria may transform spinach, beets and plant iron into protective compounds

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that gut bacteria can convert dietary nitrate and iron into protective molecules that may reduce the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The study, published ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Dark Stars may have left gravitational-wave echoes across the universe

A mysterious background of extremely low-frequency gravitational waves detected by networks of pulsars may carry information about events that began more than 13 billion years ago—including the formation of some of the first ...

Aug 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Miniature digger arm could significantly slash excavator training time

Anyone who's ever wrestled with a claw machine at an arcade can appreciate the difficulty of pulling and pushing joysticks in just the right way to get a mechanical arm to scoop up that one special toy. Coordinating the joysticks ...

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Ruby-forming mineral found by Mars rover hints at violent impacts

So far, most of the minerals found on Mars tell a story of lava poured out by ancient volcanoes, followed by long stretches in which water trickled through and slowly reshaped the rock. However, some rocks scattered across ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change

Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) with contributions ...

Aug 20, 2026